Qiyu watched in amazement as two people who had been complete strangers just moments ago quickly forged a friendship in the blink of an eye.

Ten minutes later, the two were already calling each other “brother.”

Leslie had even started making plans with Jin Qian for their next visit to Gold Hole City.

Jin Qian almost agreed on the spot, but at the critical moment, he regained his composure: “The new… uh, the new boss… I’m not entirely sure. It depends on what the new boss says.”

This was his first time venturing out to explore today; he was simply tagging along with the game leader to tag along, and had absolutely no idea if he’d have another chance to come back.

Leslie could let his lively side show completely around Jin Qian; if Jin Qian were facing any difficulties, he’d definitely promise right away, “If it’s not convenient for you, I’ll have the New Boss arrange a convoy to pick you up and bring you here to play.”

But when it came to Qiyu, he felt a little timid.

Qiyu: “…If it’s convenient, bring Jin Qian along the next time we meet.”

Whether it’s “convenient” depends on whether Jin Qian has a party scroll and is willing to use it in Gold Hole City.

But hearing this response, both of them were already satisfied.

Seeing the two start to whisper to each other again, Qiyu reminded Jin Qian, “Let’s get down to business first—selling items.”

They only had 24 hours.

Leslie spoke up immediately, “Selling items, right? Hold on a sec.”

Before long, Chairman Sean—who had just mentioned having “matters to attend to”—teleported through the door.

Qiyu cut to the chase and pulled out a screaming lily of the valley.

Chairman Sean’s eyes lit up: “What’s this?”

“A screaming lily of the valley—a newly cultivated mutant plant,” Qiyu explained its function. “If a mutant creature appears nearby, it will emit a shrill scream as a warning.”

“Adventurers in the Black Rock Mountain Range might find this useful.”

“However, you’ll need to test the exact warning range yourselves.”

Besides, “It’s incredibly loud—it might not always be practical.”

It’s different from survival games.

Players live in shelters, and whenever mutated creatures appear nearby, the target is almost always the shelter, so the warning effect is only beneficial to players.

But for adventurers in the Black Rock Mountain Range, that might not be the case—the mutated creatures might not have spotted the adventurers yet, and the screaming lily of the valley could actually give away their location.

However, upon hearing this, Guild Master Sean exclaimed with delight, “Isn’t this just a plant-based version of a mutated creature detector? ”

He said to Qiyu, “You just need to sell the item; leave all other matters to me and the guild to handle on our own.”

Specialized personnel are responsible for testing the product’s effectiveness.

As for the issue with the screams, their guild will handle it on their own.

He asked Qiyu, “Could you please give us a stem of this screaming lily of the valley? Our guild’s analysts need to test its efficacy.”

Qiyu handed him a stem and explained, “For the warning effect, one flower is enough.”

“No problem!”

Someone came in and took the screaming lily of the valley out.

Chairman Sean looked at Qiyu with eager anticipation: “Last time you sold emerald crystal peaches, there were other plants as well…”

…word-of-mouth was excellent!

Especially the emerald crystal peaches—this “specialty” from the Forest of Stars, with its stunning appearance and exceptional flavor, had, under his guidance, become “a favorite food of the elves” and a high-end delicacy that was all the rage in the Empire.

Those nobles were even willing to spend over a hundred gold coins to buy just one.

Some lesser nobles went out of their way to befriend him, going to great lengths to get their hands on one.

It’s safe to say that if he were to buy more emerald crystal peaches from Qiyu, Chairman Sean wouldn’t even sell them—he’d use them directly as a universal ticket to open doors.

Qiyu shook his head; basically, every day’s harvest of emerald crystal peaches—after setting aside some for himself—he sold to the “God Has No Form” mages association.

Of the new batch that came in these past couple of days, he’d just sent a portion to the mages association.

That left him with just a few.

He took out a dozen or so from his backpack and, under President Sean’s surprised and delighted gaze, said, “These are for you and Leslie—so your families can enjoy them.”

The Borg Chamber of Commerce was an excellent partner.

“This…” President Sean, taken aback, instinctively wanted to refuse. Qiyu probably didn’t know the current value of the emerald crystal peaches—this was far too precious.

But he held back: given this mage’s character, if he’s giving you a gift, it means he genuinely wants to give it to you.

There’s no other hidden meaning whatsoever.

Such pure goodwill— overthinking and weighing the pros and cons would only make him seem petty.

He laughed heartily: “This really is a generous gift; then I’ll have the audacity to accept it.”

Though he accepted it, he didn’t forget to tell Qiyu just how precious the gift he’d casually given was.

“You may not be aware of this, but right now, with the emerald crystal peaches, even if you set the price at over a hundred gold coins each, there would still be plenty of people lining up with gold coins begging to buy them.”

Jin Qian, sitting beside him:

Qiyu seemed a little surprised, but he simply said, “Then I’ll give them to you to eat.”

He didn’t know why the emerald crystal peaches could sell for such a high price.

Having eaten so many himself, he knew full well that it was just an ordinary, delicious peach; his Survival Panel made no mention of any special properties.

That Chairman Sean could sell it for such a high price was a testament to his skill.

“This time, I’m only selling screaming lily of the valley.”

Just as Jin Qian was stunned by his boss’s domineering demeanor—which treated money like dirt—he was called out by his boss: “Jin Qian has a lot of stuff to sell.”

Meeting Chairman Sean’s curious gaze, Jin Qian hurriedly nodded: “Y-yes!”

From his recent conversation with Leslie, he already had a rough idea of the Borg Chamber of Commerce’s scale.

Before following his boss out, he’d been thinking that with so many items in his backpack, he probably wouldn’t be able to sell them all even if he spent the entire day doing so.

Who would have thought he’d land a deal with a major guild right off the bat?

His boss’s connections were truly unmatched.

Jin Qian’s goods were a hodgepodge and voluminous; Qiyu simply couldn’t muster any interest in watching him sell them, so he walked over to another lounge and picked up a book about Gold Hole City to read.

The book covered Gold Hole City’s geography, history, famous figures, and customs… He came across a section on the Spring God Festival.

The Spring God Festival isn’t unique to Gold Hole City; many cities across this continent observe this custom.

It’s said that originally, the festival was held to celebrate the arrival of the new year with the coming of spring and the reawakening of all things on earth.

Qiyu was actually a bit curious whether the “God of Spring” really existed; after all, this world had a Goddess of Nature, so wouldn’t it be quite normal to have a God of Spring as well?

But after flipping through the entire book, he didn’t see any description of this deity.

However, that wasn’t really important.

In any case, over time, the Spring God Festival has become one of the most lively annual festivals in Gold Hole City.

During the day, everyone goes about their normal lives, and every household places two pots of fresh flowers at their front door.

When night falls, the residents of Gold Hole City wear special outfits made specifically for the Spring God Festival. Those who love to look their best wear flower wreaths and bracelets made of fresh flowers, then head out to enjoy the festivities with family, friends, and loved ones.

Hanging out with friends sounds like a lot of fun.

He took a screenshot of this page and sent it to God Has No Form.

【I Love Survival Game: I’ll probably be staying in Gold Hole City tonight to attend the Spring God Festival here. God Has No Form, do you want to come?】

【God Has No Form: Count me in!】

【God Has No Form: But I might not be free until it’s almost dark.】

【I Love Survival Game: That’s perfect—things really start to liven up at night.】

Qiyu felt a little pleased.

He then opened the “01 Survival Squad” group chat. He’d intended to ask his other friends, but saw that Jin Qian was frantically posting photos and messages in the group.

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Wow, our Star Forest’s items are worth a fortune out there!】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Just to clarify, I should say I am riding on the boss’s coattails—the price for items at the Borg Chamber of Commerce is especially good.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: @All Members, do you have any items you’d like me to sell for you? If you trust me, send them to me, and I’ll see if I can help you sell them.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Of course, if you’re not in a rush to exchange for gold coins, you can wait for the wandering merchant.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: I will be out shopping in a bit. If there’s anything you need, send a private message to me, and I’ll see if I can help you get everything you need.】

He can actually chat with the Borgs while chatting in the group at the same time.

【I Love Survival Game: .】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Hey boss, you finally popped up.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Oh my gosh, I’m really curious—with such an exciting life out there, how could you possibly resist posting in the group?】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: I just can’t hold back at all.】

【I Love Survival Game: (Image) (Image) Jin Qian and I will be staying in Gold Hole City tonight to attend the Spring God Festival.】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: It looks so interesting.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Yeah, yeah, yeah! Ididn’t mention this—I’ve been dying to hear about it.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: I feel this party scroll was totally worth the money—I really want to invite you all to join us.】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: If everyone’s first in-person meetup were at the Spring God Festival, wouldn’t that be really romantic?】

【Dare Not Open My Eyes: It is romantic, but I don’t have a party scroll.】

【Civil Engineering Brother: I do have a party scroll, but I feel like it’d be such a waste to use something this important just for playing right now. Sometimes I think to myself, I’ve really become a boring adult, haha.】

【Tranquility Yields Transcendence: I can only wish you guys a great time.】

【Need a Little Money: No worries, no worries. Just let me know what you want—I feel like this trip is an absolute steal.】

A little while later, Jin Qian walked over with a beaming smile.

“President Sean is treating us to a big meal,” he said excitedly. “This afternoon, Leslie will take us to buy items. If there’s enough time after that, he’ll take us to visit a few famous attractions in Gold Hole City.”

Qiyu told him, “A friend of mine will be joining us tonight.”

Jin Qian figured it out instantly: “Is that the top player from District 88?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Jin Qian’s eyes lit up. “Um, will he bring his little golden dragon along?”

Of course he’ll bring it.

However, the little dragon is currently in its growth phase and spends most of its time sleeping to grow. Even though Qiyu and Dan Xingyu have met so many times, the little dragon might not be able to come out every day.

Besides… Qiyu recalled the commotion caused last time at the Royal City of Ophelia.

He shook his head: “I won’t let it out.”

There’s bound to be a huge crowd at the evening celebration; it wouldn’t be good if it caused a commotion.

“You two really get along well.”

Jin Qian said enviously, “He just shows up whenever he wants—he doesn’t even mind using a party scroll.”

Qiyu explained, “We have rewards from the last Speed Carnival, so we can form a party without needing a party scroll.”

After hearing this, Jin Qian grew even more envious.

Qiyu, however, felt a twinge of something.

For some reason he couldn’t quite explain, as if possessed by some mysterious force, he sent a message to God Has No Form:

【I Love Survival Game: If we didn’t have the Speed Carnival party reward, would you use a party scroll to join them at the celebration tonight?】